Fewer docker images selected than expected. Potentially broken filter. Aborting to avoid services corruption.

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator 9.0.x upgrade to version 9.0.2 fails with errors similar to:

[ERROR][202#-##-## ##:##:##][server.example.com] Fewer docker images selected than expected. Potentially broken filter. Aborting to avoid services corruption.
[ERROR][202#-##-## ##:##:##][server.example.com] Saving at least one restore points for tag artifacts-lastworking failed. Cleaning up tag directory.
[ERROR][202#-##-## ##:##:##][server.example.com][Exit Code: Attempt failed to run command: /opt/scripts/upgrade/rstp-save.sh 'local'immutable-artifact artifacts-lastworking.
[ERROR][202#-##-## ##:##:##][server.example.com] Remote command failed: /opt/scripts/upgrade/rstp-save.sh 'local' immutable-artifact artifacts-lastworking at one or more nodes
[ERROR][202#-##-## ##:##:##][server.example.com][Exit Code: 1] Saving restore points on all nodes failed.

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator 9.0.x

Cause

Cannot upgrade VCF Operations Orchestrator without providing a profile, in this case we are required to use the LCM profile.

Resolution

Run the upgrade using the following configuration:

vracli upgrade exec --prepare --profile lcm --repo cdrom://
vracli upgrade exec